Mark Caron of Capital BlueCross says that the shift from fee-for-service payments to value-based care might result in a need for fewer hospitals, as the next-generation of care will be provided somewhere different.

Women are highly depending on technology for birth control, but is it as reliable as contraceptives? In other news, a swallow-able sensor that detects diseases in the digestive system is invented and the future of artificial intelligence.

It’s possible to create and develop your data models and algorithms without seeking the help of outside companies or vendors. With some hard-work and the right people in place, the algorithms or data models could be developed in-house

Integris Health turned to an identity governance (IG) vendor to help it know and control what users had access to as well as ensuring that users had the right access to information. This was after they had failed several security audits

Geisinger Health system based in Pennsylvania plans to implement DNA sequencing into primary care in the nearest future as they believe that Americans are spending too much on medical bills and that DNA sequencing would decrease such medical expense a lot.

Politics are unlikely to be excluded from the long-awaited VA reforms as they await the bill being signed into law by President Trump. There are still reimbursement concerns by care providers under the proposed bill

Mayo Clinic undergoes the major EHR upgrade. There are a lot of challenges related to the scope and size of the project, how it was managed, how many members it caters to, and the challenges and barriers of implementing such a huge project.